Eastman v. Ithaca v. Fredonia?

sopranomom92
Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:43:58 +0000

My D goes to Eastman (voice, music ed) and she loves it. Really, really loves it. Though she got a good scholarship, we do pay considerably more than $18k, but it’s worth every penny. It felt right to her when she auditioned, she said she had found “her people.” She feels inspired surrounded by top musicians from all over the world.

We are paying out of savings and current income, however, no loans. $70k would be an awful lot of money to pay back on a teacher’s salary. At 6.8% your payments would be $805 per month for 10 years, paying more than $26K in interest alone. To comfortably pay that back you need to make $120K per year.

Your other choices are also quite good, being debt free is certainly something to think about. Good luck! You will bloom where you are planted.